Prompt: Ask students to brainstorm in pairs: What can go wrong in your first week living abroad? Examples: missed a bus, lost a wallet, misunderstood directions Write 3–4 student examples on the board and elicit the correct past tense of any irregular verbs (missed, got lost, met, took).

First Listening Students take Cornell Notes: Left: new/important verbs and vocabulary Right: events and causes Bottom: a short summary of what went wrong and what the speaker did Second Listening Students identify: Irregular past verbs Time expressions and sequencing words (first, then, after, suddenly, finally)

Instructions: In pairs, students: Reconstruct the speaker’s story as a timeline with 4–5 steps Include verbs and sequencing phrases Identify what the speaker could have done differently If time allows: groups compare timelines.

Class discussion: What was the speaker’s biggest mistake? What language helped you understand the story clearly? Instructor boards 2–3 irregular past verbs from the clip and checks meaning and pronunciation with the group.